Happiness Adjacent

What could be a soapy dialogue and storyline, Rob Williams delivers. A departure from his known comically entertaining films such as SHARED ROOMS, MAKE THE YULTIDE GAY, and LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP, Williams jouneyed to uncharted territory with a storyline about what gay men dread to face. Falling for someone you know you can't have. This DREAM TRIO of an Ensemble Adam Fried, Ian Dick, and Rachael Alig deliver Honest, Raw, and Strong performances. It shows how the unlikely meeting of people can put one on a journey to one's own self discovery. Do these characters find that successfully? Watch this BRILLIANTLY shot Film and see for yourself.

Gay nebbish in therapy meets seductive, ostensibly straight married man on cruise to Mexico -- passionate affair follows, with multiple complications. Not really a gay version of Charlotte Vale's dilemma, but close at times. Despite film's occasional lapses, it works remarkably well, and for a movie shot on a cell phone, it has a strong visual style (with a special emphasis on all of the eye-popping visual absurdities aboard cruise ships). Best moments are the honest naturalistic interactions, somewhat reminiscent of director John Cassavetes' cinematic riffs on human relationships in the 1960s and 70s. But then it too often veers back into Lifetime movie territory. Still worth the watch.

after watching the first few minutes of a guy talking to himself and several unanimated objects in his room on board a ship I thought, ut oh...I am not gonna like this if this goes on... fortunately, for the most part, it did not. I got to very much like the people I met cruising on the ship. I enjoyed their foibles and hearts. I was impressed by the direction and the hard work of the crew (working on the film) after finding out the amount of time filming took. the acting was tight and never lost the characters we met. to end I am going to see this again and lend it out to my 'film' friends.

I've bought over 1,300 movies from Amazon, of which over 300 are gay-themed. Throughtout the years I've only thrown out 2 or 3 movies. This one, needs to be thorow out. It is really, really bad. Don't waste your time or your money.

Having had relationships with bisexual men before, I went into watching this movie with minimum expectations. But having also watched some of Rob Williams' other films, I knew to expect the unexpected. I was pleased with the pacing early in the film, though I thought Kurt kissed Hank a bit early in the proceedings. I liked the romance of the male leads together. There was a good amount of simmer between them, even when they were questioning if they should spend time together or not. The only part I felt ambiguous about was Kurt's need to drink before they got intimate, but I can see how he might have that need, given how his marriage has seemingly stagnated. There are humorous points in the movie, and most of the exotic locations were beautifully captured on film without overshadowing the actors or the plot. I would recommend "Happiness Adjacent" as a good date-night film. It's not exactly a feel-good movie, but it does bring to mind differing aspects of gay/bi romances.

A nice bittersweet tale from a most talented director. All the actors put in fine performances. Filmed in fun exotic locales. The fact that high quality filming was done entirely with an Apple iPhone is simply amazing. I thoroughly enjoyed this film. And look forward to the director’s next artistic achievement.

I understand that some folks didn't like the plot point of Hank first talking to himself and then to his 'Wilson!' towel friend. That was the main problem with this film. Not to mention the terrible audio issues. It seemed natural how Hank and Kurt's relationship progressed. But on a crazy full cruise this probably wouldn't happen. Hank spent so much time alone. Then enter Kurt's wife Kate. A complete airhead. And then it made sense what Kurt was missing. Barfing in the tiny john half the trip made it easy for Kurt to go 'cruising'. Then it appears Kurt has fallen in love with Hank. You could feel the anguish. Then the reason for Kate's barfing: pregnant. When she left the ship I half expected her to go looking for a clinic to end the pregnancy after Kurt's indifference. And then maybe Hank and Kurt would have a happy ending. But alas, nope. Kurt makes a goodbye video and sends it to Hank on the pier. I almost cried. The exotic locales were a nice touch and lent great ambiance to a rather bizarrely empty ship. Otherwise, not a bad film. I'll add it to my gay library to watch again. 4 stars is generous but I overall liked it.

This movie was a very well acted and the storyline was effctive at bringing out the character of the very limited cast. The fact that it was shot on an iPhone was amazing. It was a fun movie and I recommend it.